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Julie Galliano

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“I am calm by nature, regardless of the type of client, and my experience lets me quickly see where things are going and where our time needs to be spent. Clients like that I’m a problem solver and responsive, and that I’m not adversarial.”

Overview

Peggy Adams is a business lawyer known for her sophisticated transactional work involving large, complex industrial plants in Louisiana. She practices in the areas of real estate and probate. 

Highlights

Notable Experience

  • Acquisition by Methanex of property in Ascension Parish, Louisiana for relocation of its methanol plant that was located in Chile
  • Refinancing of the Noranda Plant in Geismar, Louisiana
  • Management buy-out of the Gaylord chemical plant
  • Sale of the Windsor Court Hotel by an affiliate of Orient Express
  • Acquisition and development of real estate subdivisions for D.R. Horton

Involvement

Professional

  • Louisiana Law Institute - Vice President, 2022
  • Louisiana State Bar Association – Member, Board of Governors, 2013-2015
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – Fellow; State Laws Committee – Chairman, 2004-2007
  • Louisiana State Law Institute – Member of the Council; Successions and Donations Committee – Member; Trust Code Committee –Member, Property Law Committee – Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association – Board of Governors – Member, 2013-2015, Trusts, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Law Section, Chair, 1995-1996, Specialization Commission, Estate Planning, 1996-1997
  • New Orleans, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations – Member

Community

  • Archdiocese of New Orleans Finance Council – Past Member
  • Lambeth House – Board of Directors
  • Loyola University New Orleans – Board of Trustees
  • Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association – Past President
  • Community Advisory Group for the City of New Orleans Master Plan – Former Member
  • CREW, Commercial Real Estate Women, New Orleans – Board of Directors, 2002-2004
  • Academy of the Sacred Heart of New Orleans – Board of Trustees, 1994-2000, President of Alumnae Association, 2006-2008
  • Academy of the Sacred Heart Alumna of the Year, 2008
  • New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center – President, Board of Trustees, 1994-1995
  • Catholic Foundation – Board of Trustees, 1995-1997

Recognition

  • Chambers USA - High Net Worth Guide, Senior Statespeople in Private Wealth Law
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2003-2025
  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" Lawyer of the Year," 2015, 2018, 2020
  • New Orleans Magazine's List of "Top Lawyers," 2016-2022
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2007-2024, 2026 in Estate & Probate
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Top 50 attorneys in Louisiana for several years, 2018, 2021,-2022
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Top 25 female lawyers in Louisiana, 2018-2022
  • Chambers USA - Real Estate, 2007-2020, and High Net Worth, 2016-2020
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Women of the Year Award, 2011
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award, 2006

 

Credentials

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D., 1981)
    • Loyola Law Review, Articles Editor, 1980-1981
  • LSU Medical Center (M.C.D., 1975)
  • Auburn University (B.A., 1972)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1981

Presentations

  • “Legal Status of Assisted Suicide in the US and Canada,” The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel’s Summer Meeting, June 2017

Publications

Peggy is actively involved as a Member of the Council of the Louisiana State Law Institute.  "I serve on the Successions and Donations Committee, the Trust Code Committee, and the Property Law Committee" she noted.  "These committees are charged with updating and revising Louisiana law in the areas of Wills, Probate, Trusts and Real Property."

After Hours

Peggy loves cycling, reading, and travel. She loves all kinds of books, particularly historical fiction, which adds a lot of texture and context to her travels.

Peggy has two daughters, Maggie and Claire, and two son-in-laws, Michael and Marcus, and two grand-children Ada and Marcus. She enjoys spending time with them – and when possible, bringing them along on trips.

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